Spinosaurus mirabilis by Teacher Ben

Creatures of Biosomnium

Natural Inspiration with Ben Corey

I love nature, I love drawing and I love teaching. Biosomnium, which means "dream of life," is what happens when all three come together. Every piece on this page started in class: researching an animal, working out what each bone, scale and feather is for, and drawing it alongside learners from around the world.

I also take my fashion inspiration from Ms. Frizzle, so I design my own animal and dinosaur clothing and share it through the Biosomnium shop.

Visual Zoology

Speed Studies

The fastest animals on land, in the air and in the water, drawn to show the anatomy that makes that speed possible.

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Cheetah
Cheetah
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Sailfish
Sailfish
Emperor Dragonfly
Emperor Dragonfly
Pronghorn
Pronghorn
Black Mamba
Black Mamba

Visual Zoology

Camouflage Studies

Animals that disappear into leaves, reefs, sand and bark, and the shapes, colors and textures that hide them.

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Leafy Sea Dragon
Leafy Sea Dragon
Ornate Wobbegong
Ornate Wobbegong
Jackson's Chameleon
Jackson's Chameleon
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny Frogmouth
Reef Stonefish
Reef Stonefish

Visual Paleontology

Theropod Project

A walk through the theropod family tree, from early coelophysoids to tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs and feathered maniraptorans.

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Utahraptor
Utahraptor
Therizinosaurus
Therizinosaurus
Deinocheirus
Deinocheirus
Yutyrannus
Yutyrannus
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Majungasaurus
Majungasaurus
Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Dilophosaurus
Dilophosaurus

Visual Paleontology

Sauropod Project

The long-necked giants, from early sauropodomorphs like Plateosaurus to titanosaurs the size of a building.

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Dreadnoughtus
Dreadnoughtus
Giraffatitan
Giraffatitan
Amargosaurus
Amargosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Diplodocus
Diplodocus
Shunosaurus
Shunosaurus

The Biosomnium shop

Featured Looks

Jackets, bags, hats and more, all designed from my own artwork.

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